Cyrus Says Ep. 709: feat. Namit Arora | Author (Reupload)

(Reupload) Cyrus Says Ep. 709: feat. Namit Arora | Author
About this episode:
On this episode, Cyrus is joined by author Namit Arora to talk about Namit's latest book 'Indians: A Brief History of A Civilization'. Namit and Cyrus get into his book, how he got interested in the subject, and a lot more. They discuss how Namit got started with writing after college, how he got interested with history, him getting an engineering degree and going to US for grad school and then working in Silicon Valley, getting interested in ancient cultures, and more. Namit further goes on to talk about his trip to Mexico and getting blown away by the ruins of the Mayan and the Aztec civilizations, getting fascinated by lost cities, how one tends to look back at one's history and roots a lot more when one is away from their own country, getting an outsider's view of your own culture, and lots more.
Namit also mentions going to the famous ancient Nalanda University, wondering what a day in the life of students there was like, how Buddhism was expelled from India at some point and how the country was reminded of it, the Harappan Civilizations being the beginning of civilization, the first indoor toilets being made at the Indus Valley civilizations, no evidence of there being temples or a priestly class, no evidence of war or weapons at Harappa, and a lot more fascinating stuff on this episode. Namit also talks briefly about Gobekli Tepe, an ancient archaeological site in Turkey, discovered only in the 90's. Cyrus and Namit also talk about Namit's other books, namely 'The Lottery of Birth' and 'Love and Loathing in Silicon Valley'. Tune in to this truly fascinating episode.
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[@sabrinabrancato9066]

Great show. So much to learn about India. Thank you!

[@bobbyc465]

Not sharing the bottle is a good thing. You can prevent germs from spreading.

[@kmhuque5485]

Isn't it sad that:
Stories of our past lay hid plainly in sight.
None to hear, none to care, they lay in despair
Until they came from afar and brought to light.
Asked they, "Did you not know tales of your ancient glory?
"No", we said, "All we need are stories that are holy".

[@lossforwords888]

When interviewer asks a question, pls don't cut off the responder 😅.

[@sathyansundar]

Listening to the questions put forth by Cyrus, one can wonder about the nature history is taught in North India. With the current regime so bent on brain-washing the masses in the north that IVC is Sindhu-Saraswathi Vedic civilization, we can only gasp to predict what our future will be? The migration of the Harappans in large numbers to the south and some to the east form the roots of the Dravidian culture. It is also very obvious even in the current times, that southern states readily accept social justice, egalitarianism associated with atheism rapidly when compared to their northern counterparts.

[@lathagnana4985]

Very interesting. This needs more views.

[@brendan2154]

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